Piper sprengelianum C. DC.

Maia, Valéria Cid & Mascarenhas, Bernardo, 2023, Insect galls of Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos (Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 63, pp. 1-56 : 41

Piper sprengelianum C. DC. (n = 1)

Gall: on leaf petiole, fusiform, green, glabrous, multichambered ( Fig. 21F ). Gall-inducer: Coleoptera . Trail: Teresópolis: Cartão Postal (15.IX.2021).

First record of gall on this plant species.

Figures

Figure 21. Insectgalls of Parque Nacional da Serra dosÓrgãos (RJ,Brazil):(A-F) On Piperaceae:(A-E) On Piper rioense Yunck.:(A) bud gall,(B) bud gall,(C) leaf gall, (D) leaf petiole gall, (E) leaf gall, (F) On Piper sprengelianum C. DC., leaf petiole gall, (G) On Niphidium crassifolium (L.) Lellinger (Polypodiaceae), leaf gall, (H) On Cybianthus sp.(Primulaceae),leafvein gall,(I-L)OnRubiaceae:(I) OnBathysamendoncaei K.Schum,leafveingall,(J)On Emmeorhizaumbellata(Spreng.) K.Schum., bud gall,(K-L) On Farameacf.truncata (Vell.) Müll.Arg.:(K) leaf vein gall,(L) leaf gall.